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Loch Achtriochtan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°40′00″ N 5°01′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Achtriochtan Loch Achtriochtan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
98 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kinlochleven
5.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport96 km
INV Inverness Airport114 km

About Loch Achtriochtan

Loch Achtriochtan is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 98 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Aonach Eagach - Meall Dearg and Aonach Eagach - Sgorr nam Fiannaidh.

Climate of Loch Achtriochtan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 266 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (288 mm)
Driest month
May (106 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Loch Achtriochtan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°14°16°18°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)288189229120106113133157222248266279

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Achtriochtan

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 96 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 101 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 96 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 114 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 115 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 127 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 138 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 186 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 237 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Loch Achtriochtan

Within 100 km: 77 historic and cultural sites, 4,803 natural sites, 1,377 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km393 places

  • Shuna Island Island 24 kmW
  • Sgeir Dubh Island 22 kmSW
  • Tom an t-Seallaidh (Shuna) Island 24 kmW
  • Eilean Molach Island 18 kmE

25–60 km2,228 places

  • Oronsay Island 56 kmW
  • Eriska Island 29 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Eilean Shona Island 54 kmW

60–100 km3,636 places

  • Colonsay Island 100 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 75 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 96 kmSW
  • Scarba Island 69 kmSW

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